Slideshow: Lolo Jones' Medal Quest

After being named to the final roster for the United States' bobsled team on Sunday, Lolo Jones will be making her third trip to the Olympic Games. We look back at her Olympic journey, from Beijing to London, as she prepares for Sochi. (Photo: Rick Bowmer/AP)

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Third Time The Charm?

After being named to the final roster for the United States' bobsled team on Sunday, Lolo Jones will be making her third trip to the Olympic Games. We look back at her Olympic journey, from Beijing to London, as she prepares for Sochi. (Photo: Rick Bowmer/AP)

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2008 Beijing Olympics

The favorite to strike gold in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Jones cruised through the qualifying events and looked poised for Olympic glory. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)

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2008 Beijing Olympics

Leading the pack with the finish line in sight, Jones stumbled after clipping the second-to-last hurdle and fell into seventh place. Fellow American Dawn Harper, not pictured, surged ahead to win the gold medal. (Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

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2008 Beijing Olympics

Devastated by the loss, Jones fell to her knees in tears at the race’s conclusion. "You hit a hurdle about twice a year where it affects your race," Jones later told The Associated Press. "It's just a shame that it happened on the biggest race of my life." (Photo: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

2012 London Olympics

Prior to the 2012 Olympics, Jones became a media sensation through her countless television appearances and famed Twitter account, which today boasts more than 372,000 followers. (Photo: Stacie McChesney/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)

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2012 London Olympics

Despite the hype and headlines entering the Games, Jones, far right, finished in fourth place in the 100-meter hurdles in London. Australian Sally Pearson took home the gold and Americans Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells earned the silver and bronze. (Photo: Olivier Morin/AFP/GettyImages)

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2012 London Olympics

Facing backlash for her failure to win a medal after all the pre-race publicity she had received, Jones felt compelled to defend herself during a tearful interview the following day on NBC’s "Today" show. (Photo: Warrick Page/NBC NewsWire/Getty Images)

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Move To Bobsled

At the urging of Elana Meyers, left, Jones decided to try bobsledding. She was named to the U.S. national team in October 2012 and earned a second-place finish in her first World Cup event with teammate Jazmine Fenlator the next month. (Photo: Martin Meissner/AP)